Ballot Box Win Guarantees Paid Sick Leave For Workers in Milwaukee

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.laborradio.org/node/9852

By Doug Cunningham

Milwaukee workers in the near future will have paid sick leave made mandatory by the city. Milwaukee is just the third city in the U.S. to require private employers to offer paid sick days. The measure approved by voters last week provides nine paid sick days per year for full time workers.